Improper access control in Gutenberg Blocks - Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gutenberg Blocks – Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU26747

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in several AJAX actions in the "ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg/classes/class-uagb-admin.php" script. A remote authenticated attacker can send a $_POST['page'] = 'uag' to the current page and interact with all six AJAX actions, leading to settings change.

This vulnerability affects the following AJAX actions:

  • uagb_activate_widget
  • uagb_deactivate_widget
  • uagb_bulk_activate_widgets
  • uagb_bulk_deactivate_widgets
  • uagb_allow_beta_updates
  • uagb_file_generation

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gutenberg Blocks – Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg: 0.0.1 - 1.14.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10170/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg-plugin-fixed-vulnerability/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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